it’s kind of sad, i guess. after the excitement of last night’s bloom, i woke up and took the camera back outside. the blooms are already starting to wilt…

if you look closely in the background, you will see the sharp barbs from the tree this flowering plant grows up. some of the barbs are up to 3 inches, but most are smaller and very very sharp. we had to trim some branches back to get close enough to take pictures.

and as always, the morning in the garden wouldn’t be right with out cody bear and his rubber chicken in her purple swim suit…